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JUNE 16, 7:00 PM (PDT) BABYTEETH IFC FILMS
When seriously ill teenager Milla falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it’s her parents’ worst nightmare. But as Milla’s first brush with love brings her a new lust for life. Milla soon shows everyone in her orbit, how to live like you have nothing to lose. What might have been a disaster for the Finlay family instead leads to letting go and finding grace in the glorious chaos of life. Babyteeth joyously explores how good it is not to be dead yet, and how far we will go for love. Film stars: Eliza Scanlen (Little Women, Sharp Objects), Essie Davis (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Game of Thrones), and Ben Mendelsohn (The Outsider, Bloodline). An Australian film by first-time feature filmmaker Shannon Murphy was nominated for the prestigious Golden Lion Award at the 2019 Venice Film Festival.
Q&A immediately following screening with director Shannon Murphy, and star Eliza Scanlen
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ELIZA SCANLEN - Actor
Eliza can currently be seen as Beth March in director Greta Gerwig’s critically acclaimed drama, LITTLE WOMEN, starring opposite Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Meryl Streep, and Timothée Chalamet.
She recently wrapped production on Antonio Campos’ THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME, which will be released on Netflix later this year. For television, Scanlen starred as Amma Crellin, opposite Amy Adams and Patricia Clarkson in the HBO drama series, SHARP OBJECTS.
In 2019, she made her theatrical debut in the Sydney Theatre Company’s adaptation of LORD OF THE FLIES alongside Mia Wasikowska. She made her Broadway debut in Aaron Sorkin’s critically acclaimed stage adaptation of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD as Mayella Ewell, and performed alongside Ed Harris and Nick Robinson.
SHANNON MURPHY – Director
Shannon is an award-winning theatre and television director who graduated in 2013 from the Australian Film and Television School. Her student short film, KHARISMA, has screened at numerous film festivals, including Cannes and TIFF. She has directed for Australian popular television, including RAKE, LOVE CHILD, OFFSPRING and SISTERS, and was nominated for an Australian Director’s Guild Award for her work on the mini-series ON THE ROPES.
She is currently working on the television series KILLING EVE for BBC America.
PETE HAMMOND - Host of the KCET Cinema Series
Pete is currently the Chief Film Critic for Deadline Hollywood. For the past 9 years he has also been Awards Editor and Columnist for Deadline where he covers the Oscar and Emmy Seasons. He came to Deadline from the Los Angeles Times where he covered the awards seasons for The Envelope and LA Times.com. He is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards season analysts for film and television.
JUNE 16, 7:00 PM (PDT) BABYTEETH IFC FILMS
When seriously ill teenager Milla falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it’s her parents’ worst nightmare. But as Milla’s first brush with love brings her a new lust for life. Milla soon shows everyone in her orbit, how to live like you have nothing to lose. What might have been a disaster for the Finlay family instead leads to letting go and finding grace in the glorious chaos of life. Babyteeth joyously explores how good it is not to be dead yet, and how far we will go for love. Film stars: Eliza Scanlen (Little Women, Sharp Objects), Essie Davis (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Game of Thrones), and Ben Mendelsohn (The Outsider, Bloodline). An Australian film by first-time feature filmmaker Shannon Murphy was nominated for the prestigious Golden Lion Award at the 2019 Venice Film Festival.
Q&A immediately following screening with director Shannon Murphy, and star Eliza Scanlen
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ELIZA SCANLEN - Actor
Eliza can currently be seen as Beth March in director Greta Gerwig’s critically acclaimed drama, LITTLE WOMEN, starring opposite Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Meryl Streep, and Timothée Chalamet.
She recently wrapped production on Antonio Campos’ THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME, which will be released on Netflix later this year. For television, Scanlen starred as Amma Crellin, opposite Amy Adams and Patricia Clarkson in the HBO drama series, SHARP OBJECTS.
In 2019, she made her theatrical debut in the Sydney Theatre Company’s adaptation of LORD OF THE FLIES alongside Mia Wasikowska. She made her Broadway debut in Aaron Sorkin’s critically acclaimed stage adaptation of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD as Mayella Ewell, and performed alongside Ed Harris and Nick Robinson.
SHANNON MURPHY – Director
Shannon is an award-winning theatre and television director who graduated in 2013 from the Australian Film and Television School. Her student short film, KHARISMA, has screened at numerous film festivals, including Cannes and TIFF. She has directed for Australian popular television, including RAKE, LOVE CHILD, OFFSPRING and SISTERS, and was nominated for an Australian Director’s Guild Award for her work on the mini-series ON THE ROPES.
She is currently working on the television series KILLING EVE for BBC America.
PETE HAMMOND - Host of the KCET Cinema Series
Pete is currently the Chief Film Critic for Deadline Hollywood. For the past 9 years he has also been Awards Editor and Columnist for Deadline where he covers the Oscar and Emmy Seasons. He came to Deadline from the Los Angeles Times where he covered the awards seasons for The Envelope and LA Times.com. He is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards season analysts for film and television.